Elaphe carinata

Elaphe carinata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Elaphe
Species: Elaphe carinata
Subspecies (3): E. c. carinata – E. c. deqenensis – E. c. yonaguniensis

Name

Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864)

• Holotype: Unknown.
• Type locality: “China”.

Combinations

• Phyllophis carinata Günther, 1864: 295 [original combination]
• Elaphe carinata — Stejneger, 1898 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber phyllophis Boulenger, 1891
• Spaniopholis Souliei Mocquard, 1897
• Spaniopholis kreyenbergi Müller, 1907
• Elaphe osborni Schmidt, 1925
• Coluber camillo-schneideri Vogt, 1927
• Elaphe carinata ornithophaga Bourret, 1936
• Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis Takara, 1962
• Elaphe carinata deqenensis Yang & Su, 1984

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schulz, K. D. 1996. Eine Monographie der Schlangengattung Elaphe Fitzinger. Bushmaster, Berg (CH). 460 pp.

Links

• Zhou, Z., Li, P., Ji, X., Ota, H. & Kidera, N. 2021. IUCN: Elaphe carinata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T192025A2029654. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T192025A2029654.en. Accessed on 17 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Gekielte Kletternatter
• English: Taiwan Stink Snake
• 日本語: シュウダ
• Nederlands: Taiwanese stinkslang
• 中文: 王锦蛇

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